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Background imageIncidents Collection: Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITH

Suffragette Board Game PANK-A-SQUITH
A suffragette board game called Pank-A-Squith which was first advertised in the pages of Votes for Women, October 1909. It was described as a highly artistic TABLE GAME that helps to spread

Background imageIncidents Collection: Ufos / Abductions / Allagash

Ufos / Abductions / Allagash
Four men on a canoeing trip in Maine, USA encounter a UFO and claim shared abduction on board a spaceship as well as many related incidents

Background imageIncidents Collection: Consolidated B-24H Liberator

Consolidated B-24H Liberator
USAF 854th Bs Bomber Squadron / 491st Bg Bomber Group Consolidated B-24H Liberator Nosed over in Soft Ground at North Picham? Date: 1944

Background imageIncidents Collection: Football Incidents - A Try (Rugby)

Football Incidents - A Try (Rugby). Date: 1905

Background imageIncidents Collection: LFB major control unit in operation at a fire

LFB major control unit in operation at a fire
LFB firefighters in action, and a major Control Unit vehicle in attendance at a fire, 7 October 1955. The Control Unit had its own dedicated operational staff

Background imageIncidents Collection: Consolidated B-24J Liberator

Consolidated B-24J Liberator
USAF 491st Bg Bomber Group Consolidated B-24J Liberator Burned Wreckage Date: 1944

Background imageIncidents Collection: LCC-LFB control unit at Lambeth LFB HQ

LCC-LFB control unit at Lambeth LFB HQ
Located at Lambeth fire station, the London Fire Brigade control unit which attend major fires and incidents, reporting back and requesting reinforcements as required. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageIncidents Collection: In a hard-fought battle between Massena and Wellington, a charge by Norman Ramsay

In a hard-fought battle between Massena and Wellington, a charge by Norman Ramsays cavalry is one of the decisive incidents. Date: 5 May 1811

Background imageIncidents Collection: Rfc 1 Squadron Morane-Soulnier Ms-5 Type N Bullet Crashe?

Rfc 1 Squadron Morane-Soulnier Ms-5 Type N Bullet Crashe?
Rfc 1 Squadron Morane-Soulnier Ms-5 Type N Bullet Crashed Wreckage on a Road 9th March 1916 Lt Rp Turner Date: 1916

Background imageIncidents Collection: Morane-Soulnier Monoplane Upide-Down after an Accident

Morane-Soulnier Monoplane Upide-Down after an Accident

Background imageIncidents Collection: Morane-Soulnier Seaplane Monoplane Sinking in the Water ?

Morane-Soulnier Seaplane Monoplane Sinking in the Water ?
Morane-Soulnier Seaplane Monoplane Sinking in the Water of the Harbour at Monaco in May 1913 Date: 1913

Background imageIncidents Collection: Morane-Soulnier Type L Parasol During WW1 Parked on Snow?

Morane-Soulnier Type L Parasol During WW1 Parked on Snow?
Morane-Soulnier Type L Parasol During WW1 Parked on Snow after a Forced-Landing at Ingatestone, Essex During Winter 1915-16 Date: 1915

Background imageIncidents Collection: Lockheed L-049 Constellation

Lockheed L-049 Constellation
On 8th January 1951 G-Ahen Lockheed L-049 Constellation Overshot the Runway at Filton During a Training Flight, it Was Repaired and Returned to Service Date: 1951

Background imageIncidents Collection: Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Faa Pilot Meets Ships Captain a?

Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Faa Pilot Meets Ships Captain a?
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Faa Pilot Meets Ships Captain after an Accident / Crash Aircraft-Carrier Hms Glory (R62) in the Far East During Korean War Date: 1951

Background imageIncidents Collection: Avro 652 Anson

Avro 652 Anson
Two Rcaf No 7 Service Flying Training School Avro 652 Ansons Collided 50 Feet above the Ground and Became Locked Together During Glide Approaches to the Same Runway at Macleod, Alberta

Background imageIncidents Collection: Avro 621 Tutor

Avro 621 Tutor Crashed Near a Railway-Line at Castle Donington - Flight Cadet Peter Vaughan of Ilford Received a Broken Leg and a Cut Chin and Was Taken to Derby Royal Infirmary Date: 1938

Background imageIncidents Collection: Avro 652A Anson 1 / I

Avro 652A Anson 1 / I
Avro 652A Anson 1 Crashed into a Hangar During Take-Off from Croydon, UK on 8th March 1949 Date: 1949

Background imageIncidents Collection: World War Two Canadian Fighter Air Ace George Frederick ?

World War Two Canadian Fighter Air Ace George Frederick ?
World War Two Canadian Fighter Air Ace George Frederick Buerling Nicknamed Screwball. During His Flying Career He Was Credited with 31 Kills

Background imageIncidents Collection: Death of Lt-Col William Miller of the 1st Guards

Death of Lt-Col William Miller of the 1st Guards at the Battle of Quatre Bras. One of 16 lithographs by J Atkinson depicting incidents of British bravery during the late campaigns on the continent

Background imageIncidents Collection: Tobacconists shop in Chester, Cheshire

Tobacconists shop in Chester, Cheshire
The House of Bewlay tobacconists shop in Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, where paranormal activity was reported from 1968 onwards

Background imageIncidents Collection: LFDCA-LFB Mercedes Command Support Unit

LFDCA-LFB Mercedes Command Support Unit
Pictured at Battersea Park, the CSU from the Southern Command headquarters at Croydon was staffed by two junior officers and attended incidents that required four pumps or more

Background imageIncidents Collection: GLC-LFB Chemical Incident Unit (CIU)

GLC-LFB Chemical Incident Unit (CIU)
The mid 1970s saw a number of innovative appliance designs come into play as the London Fire Brigade adapted to an ever changing and more Health and Safety conscious working environment

Background imageIncidents Collection: LFDCA-LFB Demountable pods and bulk foam unit

LFDCA-LFB Demountable pods and bulk foam unit
Lorries capable of carrying demountable pods were introduced into the London Fire Brigade to transport different classifications of pods to incidents as required

Background imageIncidents Collection: Scenes & Incidents in Barking Pageant, Barking, Essex

Scenes & Incidents in Barking Pageant, Barking, Essex
Scenes & Incidents in Barking Pageant, Barking, near East Ham, Essex, England. Re-enactment Date: 1920s

Background imageIncidents Collection: China - Tien Tsin Ruins

China - Tien Tsin Ruins
Lantern slide of Tien Tsin Ruins. The Tientsin Massacre (Tianjin Religious Case), one of the most important missionary incidents of the late Qing Dynasty

Background imageIncidents Collection: LFB major control unit at Lambeth HQ

LFB major control unit at Lambeth HQ
Control Unit vehicle based at LFB Headquarters. It had its own dedicated operational staff, and attended all major fires and incidents. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageIncidents Collection: Storm and stress at sea by G. H. Davis

Storm and stress at sea by G. H. Davis
Storm and stress at sea: the two thrilling shipping incidents of the week. Above: how the Snowdon Range was driven hither and thither in her long voyage from Philadelphia across the Atlantic

Background imageIncidents Collection: The General Strike - incidents of the Strike 1926

The General Strike - incidents of the Strike 1926
The arrest of a woman (between two policemen in centre foreground) at Hammersmith Broadway in West London during the General Strike

Background imageIncidents Collection: Dunkerque Fortified

Dunkerque Fortified
Dunkerque (Dunkirk) is fortified despite treaties prohibiting it : such incidents provoke the British into opposing France in the Austrian Succession War. Date: September 1740

Background imageIncidents Collection: Fire dog working at scene of school fire, Dagenham

Fire dog working at scene of school fire, Dagenham, East London. Fire dogs are used in search and rescue after fires and incidents

Background imageIncidents Collection: Firefighters during a chemical incident exercise

Firefighters during a chemical incident exercise, Egerton Road, Twickenham

Background imageIncidents Collection: LCC-LFB Defective paraffin heater, fire investigation

LCC-LFB Defective paraffin heater, fire investigation
A photograph taken for evidence of a paraffin heater which started a fire due to a defective ON/OFF control knob that could not be switched off

Background imageIncidents Collection: LCC-LFB Chief Officers car at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Chief Officers car at Lambeth HQ
The Chief Officer lived at fire brigade headquarters, Lambeth SE1. His Wolseley 4/44 staff car was driven by a firefighter to transport him on official visits and to major fires and incidents

Background imageIncidents Collection: LCC-LFB Brigade major control unit at Lambeth

LCC-LFB Brigade major control unit at Lambeth
Based at the Brigade Headquarters, with dedicated operational control unit staff who worked there, this unit attended all major fires and incidents

Background imageIncidents Collection: LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB breakdown lorry (BL) at Lambeth HQ
The London Fire Brigades sole breakdown lorry, stationed at the headquarters station, Lambeth, located on the Albert Embankment SE1

Background imageIncidents Collection: LCC-LFB Brigade major control unit at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Brigade major control unit at Lambeth HQ
Control Unit vehicle based at LFB Headquarters. It had its own dedicated operational staff, and attended all major fires and incidents

Background imageIncidents Collection: LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender with lights

LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender with lights
Southwarks Emergency Tender with lights. By the mid-1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more than just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus

Background imageIncidents Collection: NFS (London) River Thames Formation control boat, WW2

NFS (London) River Thames Formation control boat, WW2
Interior view of the control room cabin of one of the London River Formations (River Fire Service) fireboats designated as a control unit for major incidents on the River Thames

Background imageIncidents Collection: Home Office-NFS Fire Force control unit, WW2

Home Office-NFS Fire Force control unit, WW2
An example of the Home Office fire control units that were issued to the various Fire Force Area headquarters. They were built to a standard design and were the command point at larger fires

Background imageIncidents Collection: London Region (LFB) mobile canteen van

London Region (LFB) mobile canteen van
Home Office supplied mobile canteen van typical of those used throughout the London Region to provide tea and refreshments to firefighters at large incidents

Background imageIncidents Collection: Map of the LCC-LFB area

Map of the LCC-LFB area
Map showing 30 incidents of note in the LCC-LFB area

Background imageIncidents Collection: Hand & glove a new & powerful domestic drama of original inc

Hand & glove a new & powerful domestic drama of original incidents : written & constructed by Geo. Conquest and Paul Meritt of London. Date 1874

Background imageIncidents Collection: Revolution Game

Revolution Game
A board game in which successive squares are incidents in the Revolution, such as the King coming to Paris and the abolition of the gabelle (the hated salt tax). Date: circa 1790

Background imageIncidents Collection: The great railway revolution

The great railway revolution
Scenes and incidents showing the conflict waged in the southwest between the forces of honest industry and the agents of the arch-tyrant Jay Gould. Date: 1886

Background imageIncidents Collection: The General Strike - an overturned motor-van

The General Strike - an overturned motor-van
A motor-van overturned by Strike sympathisers in Blackfriars Road, London. Though largely peaceful, there were several violent incidents during the General Strike

Background imageIncidents Collection: The end of the Zulu war. A colonial soldier in one of the sc

The end of the Zulu war. A colonial soldier in one of the sc
The siege of Morosis mountain; one of the last major incidents of the Zulu war

Background imageIncidents Collection: Page from a French manuscript

Page from a French manuscript
An illustrated page from a French manuscript narrating the life of Alexander the Great. It shows him slaying dragons and entering a castle



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